Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6   Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2006 and 2007
Immigrant background Region May 2006 May 2007
Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more
  Absolute figures Per cent Absolute figures Per cent
Total 60 595 18 233 42 362       2,5 3,8 2,2       42 357 12 281 30 076       1,7 2,5 1,5
                         
Non-immigrant population 47 053 14 517 32 536 2.1 3.4 1.8 32 050 9 523 22 527 1.4 2.2 1.3
                         
Descendants1, total  431  345 86 4.5 5.1 3.2  304  237 67 2.8 3.1 2.2
Western-countries2 55 21 34 2.6 3.5 2.3 36 18 18 1.7 2.8 1.2
Non-western countries3  376  324 52 5.1 5.3 4.2  268  219 49 3.1 3.1 3.2
                         
First generation immigrants total 13 111 3 371 9 740 7.3 8.7 6.9 10 003 2 521 7 482 5.0 5.8 4.8
Western-countries2 1 672  273 1 399 2.8 3.4 2.7 1 193  178 1 015 1.8 2.0 1.8
Non-western countries3 11 439 3 098 8 341 9.6 10.1 9.4 8 810 2 343 6 467 6.6 6.8 6.5
                         
Males total 32 035 10 163 21 872 2.5 4.1 2.1 22 059 6 654 15 405 1.7 2.6 1.5
                         
Non-immigrant population 24 763 8 202 16 561 2.1 3.6 1.8 16 636 5 223 11 413 1.4 2.3 1.2
                         
Descendants1, total  238  197 41 4.6 5.4 2.7  151  119 32 2.6 2.9 1.9
Western-countries2 30 15 15 2.6 4.5 1.9 18 9 9 1.5 2.5 1.1
Non-western countries3  208  182 26 5.2 5.5 3.8  133  110 23 2.9 3.0 2.6
                         
First generation immigrants total 7 034 1 764 5 270 7.1 8.7 6.7 5 272 1 312 3 960 4.8 5.6 4.5
Western-countries2  956  139  817 2.9 3.4 2.8  692 90  602 1.9 1.9 1.9
Non-western countries3 6 078 1 625 4 453 9.3 10.0 9.1 4 580 1 222 3 358 6.2 6.5 6.0
                         
Females total 28 560 8 070 20 490 2.5 3.6 2.3 20 298 5 627 14 671 1.8 2.5 1.6
                         
Non-immigrant population 22 290 6 315 15 975 2.1 3.1 1.9 15 414 4 300 11 114 1.5 2.1 1.3
                         
Descendants1, total  193  148 45 4.4 4.7 3.7  153  118 35 3.1 3.3 2.6
Western-countries2 25 6 19 2.7 2.3 2.8 18 9 9 1.8 3.2 1.3
Non-western countries3  168  142 26 4.9 5.0 4.8  135  109 26 3.4 3.3 4.0
                         
First generation immigrants total 6 077 1 607 4 470 7.5 8.7 7.1 4 731 1 209 3 522 5.4 6.1 5.2
Western-countries2  716  134  582 2.6 3.3 2.5  501 88  413 1.8 2.0 1.7
Non-western countries3 5 361 1 473 3 888 9.9 10.3 9.7 4 230 1 121 3 109 7.1 7.2 7.0
1  Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
2  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
3  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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